English-American novelist (1888–1964)
Arthur Hamilton Gibbs (9 March 1888 – 24 May 1964) was an English-American novelist. He was the brother of Cosmo Hamilton and Sir Philip Gibbs.[1]
Born in London, Gibbs wrote 16 novels and two books of poetry. His novels include The Persistent Lovers (1915) (which was adapted into a 1922 film of the same name), Soundings (1925) (the best-selling book in the United States that year), and Chances (1930) adapted for film Chances (1931).
Gibbs became a United States citizen in 1931, and thereafter lived primarily in Lakeville, Massachusetts. He died in Boston in 1964, survived by his wife Jeanette (Philips), a writer and lawyer.[2]
Works (may be incomplete)
- Rowlandson's Oxford (1911)
- The Compleat Oxford Man (1911)
- Cheadle and Son (1912)
- The Hour of Conflict (1914)
- The Persistent Lovers (1915)
- Gun fodder; the diary of four years of war (1919)
- The Grey Wave (1920)
- Bluebottles (1920)
- Soundings (1925)
- Labels (1926)
- Harness (1928)
- Chances (1930) (adapted for 1931 film)
- Undertow (1932)
- Rivers Glide On (1934)
- The Young Prince (1937, 60 pp.)[3]
- A Half Inch of Candle (1939)
- Way of Life (1947)[4]
- One Touch of France (1953) (free verse)[5]
- Obedience to the Moon (1956)
References
- ^ "Major A. Hamilton Gibbs and his Book". The Sun. New York City. 26 October 1919. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ (26 May 1964). Hamilton Gibbs, Author, 76, Dead, The New York Times
- ^ Wallace, Margaret (2 January 1938). A Fable for Adults (Review of The Young Prince, The New York Times
- ^ Paige, Judith (12 October 1947). Idealists All (book review of Way of Life, The New York Times
- ^ Gilbert, Morris (22 March 1953). In Love With France (review of One Touche of France, The New York Times
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